Slovenians: "Serbia should join the EU"; "It doesn't have to. It brought us nothing."

Residents of the Slovenian capital are convinced that both Serbia and the EU can benefit from joining, provided that, as they say, Serbia fulfills all the conditions for membership and respects the values on which the Union was founded.
Bozidar, who introduced himself as a historian and artist, supports Serbia's European path, but believes that it is necessary to meet all the criteria for membership, among which he sees the functioning of the rule of law and free and independent media as key political options.
He emphasizes that the candidate countries, including Serbia, should respect all the values represented by the EU, especially the rights of national minorities.
"Thank God we have the EU, whatever it is. But if it falls apart into small countries, which will kill each other, as was the case with Yugoslavia, then we are not doing well," says Bozidar.
He believes that if there is a community based on certain values, it is possible to fight against nationalism, xenophobia, corruption... When it comes to the integration of Serbia and the Western Balkans, Bozidar says that the EU has a greater interest, primarily economic, and points out that Serbia is a big market for the flow of goods and people.
"But if the European values that are enshrined in various documents are not accepted, then membership for Serbia and the WB will not make sense," Bozidar believes.
His fellow citizen Irena, a lawyer, believes that the enlargement of the Union and the membership of Serbia should be discussed in order to, she says, find a common path towards achieving that goal.
"Slovenia is committed to finding a path and processes together that would lead to Serbia joining the EU. For the EU, it would mean that we are together, and that could...